India–Pakistan field hockey rivalry
India and Pakistan have played against each other several times in field hockey. They participate in Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Men's Hockey Asia Cup, Hockey Champions Trophy, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and Summer Olympic Games.
 The Indian and Pakistani flags | |
| Native name | Urdu: پاک بھارت ہاکی مسابقت Hindi: भारत - पाकिस्तान हॉकी प्रतिद्वंद्विता |
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| Locale | Worldwide |
| Teams |   |
| First meeting | India 1–0 Pakistan Olympics Gold medal match (6 December 1956) |
| Latest meeting | Pakistan 1–3 India Asian Champions Trophy[1] (20 October 2018) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 175 |
| Most wins | Pakistan (82) |
| Largest victory | Pakistan 7–1 India (3 January 1980, 1 December 1982)[2] Pakistan 1–7 India (18 June 2017)[3] |
India and Pakistan have a record of facing each other in the first seven Asian games hockey finals. They have played a total of nine finals against each other in which Pakistan has won seven and India has won two gold. Both nations have played each other from 1956 to 1964 in three successive Olympic Hockey finals. India won gold twice while Pakistan won once. They played in four Asia cup hockey finals against each other. Pakistan won three out of those. Pakistan have a record of winning the first three Asia cup hockey (i.e. 1982, 1985 and 1989) against India in row. Both teams participate in Sultan Azlan Shah hockey which is held every year in Malaysia.
Statistics
- By Year
Year wise record of India vs Pakistan Hockey:[4]
| Year | Matches | Results | Goals | |||
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| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960s | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1970s | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 27 |
| 1980s | 46 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 79 | 111 |
| 1990s | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 52 | 62 |
| 20th | 93 | 29 | 47 | 17 | 145 | 205 |
| 2000s | 47 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 108 | 128 |
| 2010s | 35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 102 | 62 |
| 21st | 82 | 33 | 35 | 14 | 210 | 190 |
| Total | 175 | 62 | 82 | 31 | 355 | 395 |
- By Tournament
The record between India and Pakistan by tournament is:[5]
| Tournament | Matches | Results | Goals | ||||
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| India vs Pakistan Test series | 52 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 104 | 124 | |
| Summer Olympics | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| World Cup | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | |
| Champions Trophy | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 48 | 54 | |
| Asian Games | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 29 | |
| Asia Cup | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 19 | |
| Asian Hockey Champions Trophy | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 18 | |
| Commonwealth Games | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | |
| FIH Hockey World League | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |
| Afro-Asian Games | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| Other Matches (Continent wise) | |||||||
| Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| Americas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| Asia | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 65 | 67 | |
| Europe | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 33 | |
| Oceania | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | |
| Total | 175 | 62 | 82 | 31 | 355 | 395 | |
Major Tournaments Won
| Tournaments | India | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Summer Olympics | 8 | 3 |
| World Cup | 1 | 4 |
| Champions Trophy | 0 | 3 |
| Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | 5 | 3 |
| Asia Cup | 3 | 3 |
| Asian Champions Trophy | 3 | 3 |
| Asian Games | 3 | 8 |
| Commonwealth Games | 0 | 0 |
| South Asian Games | 1 | 3 |
| Hockey Champions Challenge | 1 | 0 |
| FIH Hockey World League | 0 | 0 |
India v/s Pakistan Test Series
India and Pakistan have played test series from 1978 to 2006. They played 8 test series in this span out of which Pakistan won 6, India won 1 and 1 was drawn. Out of 52 matches played Pakistan has won 25, India has won 16 and 11 are drawn. The goal aggregation so far is (
Indo-Pak test series of field hockey is expected to restart from 2013 as declared by Hockey India.[7]
The overall results of the test series are:[8]
| Year | Matches | Winner | Results | |
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| Captain | Coach | Captain | Coach | ||||
| 1978 | 4 | |
3–1 | Islahuddin Siddique | |
Victor Philips | |
| 1981 | 4 | |
2–1 | Akhtar Rasool | |
Surjit Singh Randhawa | |
| 1986 | 7 | |
3–2 | Hassan Sardar | |
Mohammed Shahid | |
| 1988 | 6 | Draw | 2–2 | Nasir Ali | |
M. M. Somaya | |
| 1998 | 8 | |
4–3 | Tahir Zaman | |
Dhanraj Pillay | |
| 1999 | 9 | |
5–3 | Atif Bashir | |
Anil Aldrin | |
| 2004 | 8 | |
4–2 | Waseem Ahmad |  |
Dilip Tirkey |  |
| 2006 | 6 | |
3–1 | Muhammad Saqlain | |
Ignace Tirkey | |
Results in major tournaments
The following table show India vs Pakistan in major tournaments and their finishing in the tournament:
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Other Matches
Other matches played between India and Pakistan are:
| Tournament | Year | Venue | Results (India-Pakistan Match) | ||
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| Hockey Festival | 1966 | |
1 | 1 | Draw |
| Pre-Olympic Invitation Tournament | 1967 |  |
0 | 1 | |
| Jinnah Memorial Cup | 1976 | |
0 | 5 | |
| Pentangular Cup | 1980 |  |
1 | 3 | |
| Test Matches | 1982 |  |
1 | 5 | |
| 1 | 3 | | |||
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2 | 1 | |
| Golden Jubilee Cup | 1983 |  |
1 | 5 | |
| Test Matches | 1985 |  |
1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | | |||
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1 | 1 | Draw | ||
| Emirates Cup | 1986 | |
2 | 2 | Draw |
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3 | 3 | Draw | ||
| 4 Nations Cups | 1986 |  |
0 | 2 | |
| Marshall Invitation Cup | 1988 |  |
3 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | Draw | |||
| Indira Gandhi Gold Cup | 1989 | |
0 | 3 | |
| Atlanta Challenge Cup | 1996 |  |
2 | 2 | Draw |
| Prime Ministers Cup | 2001 |  |
3 | 3 | |
| 4 nations tournament | 2003 | |
2 | 0 | |
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4 | 4 | Draw | ||
| Rabobank 4 nations Tournament | 2004 | |
1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | | |||
| Rabobank 8 nations mini world cup | 2005 | |
1 | 3 | |
| 3 nations tournament | 2011 | |
3 | 3 | Draw |
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1 | 1 | Draw | ||
| Friendly | 2011 | |
2 | 3 | |
| Lanco International Super Series Hockey Tournament [10] | 2012 | |
5 | 2 | |
References
- "Asian Champions Trophy Hockey: Skillful India tutor Pak with a 3-1 win". The Times of India. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- "Indo-Pak Hockey Highs and Lows and Streaks". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- Sen, Debayan (19 June 2017). "HWL: India thrash Pakistan to stay atop Group B". ESPN. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- "Indo-Pak Year-wise Win-Loss Record". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- "Indo-Pak Tournament-wise Win-Loss Record". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- "1998 Indo-Pak Hockey Series". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- "Indo-Pak hockey tests to start from 2013 onwards". The Hindu. August 29, 2012.
- "Indo-Pak Hockey Series". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- tournaments, Indianhockey.com - Covering Punjab Gold Cup, Field Hockey news, matches. "Indianhockey.com: Covering Hockey matches, field hockey tournaments, teams, stats and more." Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- "Live cricket score, cricket news and more sports - MSN India". Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
External links
- All Other Indo–Pak Matches
- Z News India beat Pakistan 2–1
- India waste 3–0 lead in ill-tempered match vs Pak
- Field hockey rivalry draws huge crowd
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